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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 2008
Page
1
The Shafter Health Department announces July clinics with appointments needed for all except immunization. Locations at 329 Central Valley Highway. July 23 family planning and pregnancy screening clinics from 9 11 a.m. and 1 3 p.m. July 14 immunization 3 5 p.m. July 17 health screenings for adults. call 868 0495 for appointment.
Shafter Police Captain Jeff Bell said officers responded to East Lerdo Highway near Minter Field after a 1 20 a.m. hit and run. Hall's Ambulance helped treat the victim before CHP alerted Shafter Police. The Kern County Coroner later identified the victim as Nancy T Medina and she was taken to San Joaquin Community Hospital.
Shafter Sergeant Casey Grogan fired once at Alfonso Ochoa Arizmendi after warnings when the 28 year old man reached under his clothing and refused to comply. Arizmendi was airlifted to Kern Medical Center and later remained in Kern County Jail custody as Grogan stayed on paid administrative leave pending a department review slated for July 8.
The Shafter City Council approved Tentative Tract No. 6783 bringing 43 single family homes on Riverside Street near South Shafter Avenue and Tentative Tract No. 7079 at West Lerdo Highway and South Poplar Street adding 133 homes. A DeWalt Corporation representative said the tracts align with Brookside Estates. The council also approved a county city agreement to continue tax and assessment collection and a resolution to place annual property tax billing.
Six teens from Shafter and Wasco recently completed the Kern County Probation Department's Repeat Offender Prevention Program on June 17 at the Juvenile Justice Center in Bakersfield. The participants Sal Magellan Ramon Romero and Armando Ochoa-Rodriguez are among graduates. The program targets youths ages 12 to 15 with family, school, behavior, substance abuse or high risk delinquency issues and runs a two year commitment with possible early graduation. Participants must complete community service and attend meetings as part of the program.
Shafter High School hosts the Independence Day Fireworks Celebration presented by the Shafter Chamber of Commerce. Sharon Voth sings the national anthem as two aerial fireworks light the sky. Families gather from 6 p.m. on the football field and nearby hills, enjoying food, games, and a 50/50 drawing won by Rey Paz for $731. Woody Colvard leads the invocation and Pledge of Allegiance.
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